Partnered Event: Close Encounters of the Native Kind with Cody Caetano

Henderson Hall 114 and, 88 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB
Partnered Event

Date and Time: Wednesday, October 15, 12:00 - 1:00 PM Location:  Henderson Hall, Rutherford Library South 1-17, University of Alberta Tickets: Free event with no registration / tickets required Close […]

Free

Feature: John Candy: A Life in Comedy, with Paul Myers

Maclab Theatre 9828 101A Ave
Feature

Tickets: $5 (student/low income), $15 (regular), Available HERE Author Paul Myers in conversation with Edmonton's Historian Laureate, Donna Coombs-Montrose.  From the bestselling author of Kids in the Hall: One Dumb Guy, […]

Partnered Event: Nonfiction Story Slam

9910 910 109 St NW, Edmonton
Partnered Event

Wednesday, October 15 Doors, 7:00 pm, Stories, 7:30pm 9910, downstairs at The Common Ten tellers. Five minutes. One winner. Let the game of truth begin! Sign-up at 7pm, slam at […]

Free

Online Feature: The Silence of Falling Snow with Kristjana Gunnars

Online
Feature

Tickets: $5 (student/low income), $15 (regular), Available HERE   Online event featuring Kristjana Gunnars in conversation with University of Alberta's 2025-26 Writer in Residence, Cody Caetano, to discuss her memoir, […]

Showcase: Laberinto Press

Muttart Theatre 7 Sir Winston Churchill Square, Edmonton, AB
Showcase

Tickets: $5 (student/low income), $15 (regular), Available HERE Join us for a journey through the anthologies from Edmonton-based Laberinto Press. In a largely primarily anglophone and Anglo-centric publishing industry, Laberinto […]

Feature: Bloodied Bodies, Bloody Landscapes, with Laura Hall

Rice Theatre Lobby 9828 101A Ave, Edmonton
Feature

Tickets: $5 (student/low income), $15 (regular), Available HERE In Conversation event featuring Laura Hall speaking with University of Alberta associate professor Jordan Abel about her book Bloodied Bodies, Bloody Landscapes: […]

Feature: Precarious: The Lives of Migrant Workers, with Marcello Di Cintio

Muttart Theatre 7 Sir Winston Churchill Square, Edmonton, AB
Feature

Tickets: $5 (student/low income), $15 (regular), Available HERE Award-winning author Marcello Di Cintio in conversation with LitFest board treasurer Danielle Paradis to talk about his latest book, Precarious: The Lives […]

Panel: On Language and Meaning (a.k.a. The Smartypants Panel)

Muttart Theatre 7 Sir Winston Churchill Square, Edmonton, AB
Panel

What is conscious and unconscious in how we utilize language? How do we use language to create meaning? For anyone who has a love for the construction and utilization of […]

Feature: Curling Rocks! with John Cullen

Muttart Theatre 7 Sir Winston Churchill Square, Edmonton, AB
Feature

Tickets: $5 (student/low income), $15 (regular), Available HERE In conversation event with curling legend John Cullen to discuss his latest book, Curling Rocks!: Chronicles of the Roaring Game. Drawing on […]

Feature: A Necessary Distance, with Julie Salverson

Zeidler Hall 9828 101A Ave, Edmonton, AB
Feature

Tickets: $5 (student/low income), $15 (regular), Available HERE In conversation event with Julie Salverson to talk about her book, A Necessary Distance: Confessions of a Scriptwriter's Daughter. George Salverson had […]

Panel: Publishing Multilingual, Multicultural & Hyphenated Authors

Muttart Theatre 7 Sir Winston Churchill Square, Edmonton, AB
Panel

This panel discussion brings together the founders of The Polyglot, Laberinto Press, Hungry Zine and Living Hyphen to discuss the need for and the challenges of publishing multicultural, multilingual, and […]

Workshop: Crafting Superb Sentences, with Julie Sedivy

EPL Community Room 7 Sir Winston Churchill Square, Edmonton
Workshop

Facilitator: Julie Sedivy Tickets: $15, Available HERE Sentences are the foundation of all writing, and mastering the sentence is essential to developing a strong writing voice. In this workshop, I […]

Workshop: Intergenerational Imaginations, with Justine Abigail Yu

EPL Community Room 7 Sir Winston Churchill Square, Edmonton
Workshop

*This is a free workshop for BIPOC authors 14 spaces available, REGISTER HERE Facilitator: Justine Abigail Yu As hyphenated individuals living in between cultures, we are, as activist Eboo Patel […]

Feature: Graphic Memoir, with Teresa Wong and Sarah Leavitt

Zeidler Hall 9828 101A Ave, Edmonton, AB
Feature

Tickets: $5 (student/low income), $15 (regular), Available HERE Join us for this very special reading and conversation with graphic memoirists Teresa Wong and Sarah Leavitt, featuring their latest graphic memoirs, […]

Showcase: Agatha Press Fall Launch

Muttart Theatre 7 Sir Winston Churchill Square, Edmonton, AB
Feature

LitFest is thrilled to partner with Edmonton's Agatha Press to bring you the launch of their fall releases - Sincerely, Sincerely by Rayanne Haines and Carolyne Van Der Meer, AS […]

Showcase: Daaira: The Healing Will Come, The Polyglot Launch

The Green Room 10545 108 St NW Unit 2-786, Edmonton
Showcase

This event is free to attend, but please pre-register as space is limited An evening of literature, art, and music hosted by The Polyglot and Daaira House LitFest, October 18, […]

Showcase: Books with Buzz(kill) Cabaret

Zeidler Hall 9828 101A Ave, Edmonton, AB
Showcase

Join us and discover some of this year's most buzzed about books in this not-to-be-missed showcase! Featuring: Jennifer Bowering Delisle, Amber Dawn, Canisia Lubrin, and Alex Manley Host: Kate Gibson […]

Partnered Event: The Poetry of Public Art, presented in partnership with the EAC

Boa & Hare 10520 97 St NW #127, Edmonton
Partnered Event

Join Edmonton Arts Council on Sunday, October 19 at Boa & Hare, 127 – 10520 97 St NW, located in Pacific Mall for The Poetry of Public Art, presented with LitFest. Event begins at 10:30am. Join us for a celebration of public art […]

Free

Brunch & Learn Panel: On Wholeness, Wellness and Healing

Rice Theatre Lobby 9828 101A Ave, Edmonton
Panel

This year's Brunch and Learn features a panel of books each focusing on ideas and themes related to wellness, well-being, recovery and healing. This event will be catered by Edmonton's […]

Panel: Memoir Hour – What an amazing story!

Zeidler Hall 9828 101A Ave, Edmonton, AB
Panel

This year's memoir hour panel features three stories of incredible journeys. Featuring: Vinh Nguyen, Dan Rubenstein, and Sarah Boon Moderator: Jessica Truong Tickets: $5 (student/low income), $15 (regular) Purchase tickets […]

Showcase: Edmonton Heritage Stories Anthology

Zeidler Hall 9828 101A Ave, Edmonton, AB
Showcase

Tickets: $5 (student/low income), $15 (regular) Purchase tickets HERE "A city is not alive without its people. Where there are people, there are stories and art. Where there are stories […]

Feature: Ekphrastic Writing, with David Garneau and Wendy McGrath

Art Gallery of St. Albert 19 Perron St, St. Albert
Feature

This event is free to attend, but please pre-register as space is limited This event, which takes place at The Art Gallery of St. Albert, brings together two beautiful collections […]